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W. S. TRYON.

, LANTERN. No. 308,581. I Patented Nov. 25, 1884,.

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NITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn o WILLIAM S. TRYON, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming partnof Letters Patent No. 308,581, dated November25, 1884. Application filed October 25, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. TRYON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Lanterns, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a lantern'having a tiltingglobe or a swinging "frame with means whereby said globe may be securelyretained in position when such retention is desired, and yet readilyremoved or applied when necessary. This object I attain in the mannerwhich I will now proceed to describe, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view, partly insection, of a lantern with my improved retainer; Fig. 2, a sectionalplan on the line I 2, and Fig. 3 a view of a modification.

In Fig. 1, A represents the fountain or reservoir of the lantern; B, theburner; D, the globe; F, the dome above the same, and G G the oppositeside bars which support the dome, and are connected at the lower ends tothe ring H on the reservoir. The globe D is supported upon a perforateddisk, J, resting on the burner, and the upper end of the globe has theusual shoulder, a, and above the same a neck, I), which is retained byaclamp, d, consisting of a strip of elastic sheet metal bent so as toembrace rather more than half the circumference of the neck, and havingits ends bent outward, so as to form a flaringentrance or mouth to theclamp, as shown in Fig. 2. This elastic clamp is secured to a bar,f,which extends transversely from one of the side bars, G, to the other,and is secured to said bars at its ends. By this means the globe isfirmly held when in use, but can be readily removed from the clamp bytilting said globe laterally from the position shown by full lines tothat shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1., the application of the globe tothe retainer being effected by a reverse movement, so that neitheroperation demands the manipulation of the retainer.

In order to facilitate the tilting of the globe, the disk 'J restsloosely on the burner, so that it is free to tilt with the globe, asshown.

The frame may be hung to the reservoir so as to be swung to one side, asshown by the A dotted lines 2 in Fig. 1, in order to free the globe fromthe control of the retainer; but the fixed frame is preferred.

Instead of supporting the elastic clamp d by means of a single bar, f,the clamp may be carried by opposite rods, f ,passing through openingsin the side bars, G, and free to slide therein, the elasticity of theclamp being 're-en- 'forced, if desired, by side springs, f and in placeof a single clamp the clamp may be made in halves, as shown by dottedlines, so that the globe can be inserted or removed either from thefront or back.

I do not claim, broadly, a lantern having a retainer into and from whichthe upper portion of the globe is moved laterally, as such retainershave been heretofore proposed, but have been so constructed that theoperation of some portion of the retainer by hand was necessary beforethe globe could be applied to or removed therefrom, whereas my improvedlaterally yielding retainer, with its' flaring mouth, permits theinsertion'or removal of the globe without any manipulation whatever ofthe retainer.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination of a lantern-reservoir, theouter frame, and the globe having a support at the bottom, with theelastic retainer (1, carried by the side bars of the frame, andconstructed as described, whereby it presents a flaring mouth for theentrance of the upper portion of the globe, and is free to yieldlaterally to permit the insertion and removal of the said globe, as, setforth.

the outer frame, and the globe having a support at the bottom, with theelastic clamp (1, open at the front to permit thev insertion and removalof the globe, and carried by a bar, f, secured to the side bars, G, ofthe frame, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

M. S. TRYON.

Witnesses:

J OHN E. PARKER,

HARRY SMITH.

